And this time, in order to deal with the war elephant troops in the Jiaozhi army, the Song army also made a lot of preparations, and the intelligence was collected in great detail. Sun Hui also told Gao Gao and other Song generals about the elephant warfare he knew. He also gave a general summary of his views to the generals of the Song Army.

First of all, it is better to use elephant soldiers in field battles on flat terrain in a geographical environment, and it is not suitable for dangerous and rugged places or for siege and trenching.

Secondly, unlike infantry and cavalry, elephant soldiers are not arms that can fight independently, and they are very dependent on the cooperation of other arms. Elephant soldiers who lose cover from other classes (infantry, bows, cavalry, etc.) often become live targets for enemy long-range weapons.

In addition, because the mobility of elephants is not high, but they have strong attack power and good protection, they are mainly used for frontal propulsion operations in general operations, so it is very important to make reasonable deployment. But sometimes the use of war elephants for sudden counterattacks and counterattacks is very shocking and can also receive good results.

The main means of dealing with elephant soldiers are long-range weapons, such as arrows, crossbows, throwing guns, flying stones, artillery, muskets, etc., to avoid close contact. Methods such as fire attack are also effective. Elephants are usually not resistant to fire-resistant blows in battle, which is difficult to control, and when they have a temperament, the damage caused to themselves will be much greater than the damage to the enemy, which is a fatal weakness. Soldiers on the back of the elephant tend to be the target of the enemy's concentrated attack, so they usually wear either armor or a tower on the elephant's back as protection.

Since elephant soldiers are generally only used for frontal assaults, the weak links on the two flanks are often the breakthrough points of the opposing side. Therefore, many of the victors in the elephant war used the tactics of breaking through the superior cavalry on both flanks and then closing the siege. In this sense, the role of cavalry in actual combat is much higher than that of elephant soldiers in actual combat due to their mobility and impact power (for example, although the elephant army in India is well developed, the ancient Greeks also believed that "in terms of combat technology, the Indians are far superior to other Asian peoples. "However, due to the limitations of natural conditions, the quality of the horses is not high, and the role of cavalry is not well valued, so the overall combat effectiveness is affected).

In view of the characteristics of the war elephant troops of the Jiaozhi army, the Song army's response tactic was to use artillery and crossbow arrows to shoot at a long distance, try to destroy the war elephants before they rushed close, and once the war elephants approached, the cavalry would outflank them, and the infantry retreated while shooting with bows and crossbows to kill and injure the war elephants and the Jiaozhi soldiers on their backs. According to Sun Hui's estimates, the chances of such a close combat after the front was broken through were very small. The cannon of the Song army is very powerful, it can be said that it is the first in the world, the war elephants of the Jiaozhi army are absolutely difficult to withstand the bombardment of the Song army's artillery, and they are likely to be frightened and flee during the battle, trample on each other, and break down the formation of the Jiaozhi army, so that the Jiaozhi army falls into chaos and is finally destroyed.

But what surprised him now was that the war elephant troops of the Jiaozhi Army actually rushed up against the artillery fire of the Song army, and they ran much faster than he thought.

"It's really coming to catch up with the tank." Wang Linlin said. The scene of the Jiaozhi Army's war elephant unit charging forward in front of her made her miss the days in the tank.

The war elephant troops of the Cochin Army soon rushed into the coverage area of the Song army's artillery fire, and one after another shells exploded around these giant beasts, and shrapnel and shrapnel and the earth kicked up by the explosion scattered in all directions, piercing the war towers on the backs of many war elephants, and the soldiers of the Cochin Army inside were either killed or wounded, and fell from the elephants' backs.

"Our artillery fire is so powerful, don't these elephants know that it hurts?" Seeing that many of those elephants were blown apart, but they were still galloping, Xiao Tiantian couldn't help but scream.

"There must be something weird," Ye Chuchu said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid we have to be careful." She said, taking the sword out.

"The eyes of these elephants...... How is it red? Are they all crazy? Xiao Tiantian carefully looked at the image displayed by the "All-Seeing Eye" and found an abnormality.

"Maybe they fed the elephants some kind of medicine or drank alcohol to make them crazy like this." Sun Hui said.

"Huh? Is that okay too? Wang Linlin's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's not a new thing, isn't it intimidating to drink?" Du Lili laughed, "It's the same with elephants. I don't remember where I saw it, and it says that wild elephants in Africa sometimes go crazy because they eat a lot of wild apples and drink a lot of water, and as a result, the apples ferment in their stomachs and turn into wine, and the elephants start to get drunk. ”

"Lili is right, there is such a possibility." Ye Chuchu nodded and looked at Sun Hui, "I remember that you seem to have told me that the Qin army fought very well during the Warring States period, and it was all drunk before the war, and became a drunken maniac, charging bare-chested, and often able to win." ”

"Yes, it is estimated that this time the Vietnamese have also learned from the Qin people." Sun Hui said, his eyes still not leaving the battlefield.

"With so many elephants, how much alcohol does it take to be crazy like this?" Wang Linlin stuck out her tongue and said.

"It's not just wine, it's medicine." Ye Chuchu said, "Don't forget what Southeast Asia is rich in at our time. ”

After listening to Ye Chuchu's words, Wang Linlin, Xiao Tiantian and Du Lili suddenly realized.

No matter how lonely they are, they still know very well what the "Golden Triangle" is.

"They're getting closer and closer, and they're going to have to figure something out." Xiao Tiantian pointed to the three-dimensional image of the "omniscient eye" and said.

In the image, although dozens of elephants have been killed by the Song army's cannons, more elephants are running forward like crazy despite the explosion of the cannonballs, and they are getting closer and closer to the Song army's array.

"Lili, Linlin, you two up." Sun Hui thought for a moment and said, "Lili, you first form a pit in the ground and trap these elephants into it." Then Linlin grows rattans around the pit and binds them so that they can't charge. They are then dealt with by the firecrackers and crossbowmen. ”

"Well, I originally wanted to get two elephants back to play, but I can't do it now." Wang Linlin said with some regret.

"These elephants have been drugged, they can't play, you wait to take down the capital of the Vietnamese, look for it in the city." Du Lili smiled, "I'll go first." ”

Du Lili said, staring at the image of the "omniscient eye" and clenching her fists.

At this time, in addition to the continuous roar of the cannons, the firecrackers and crossbowmen also began to shoot, and in an instant, the rain of bullets and fires with the rain of arrows in the sky fell on the team of war elephants of the Cochin army that rushed forward frantically.